Hot-water bottle



W. E. SWIFT.

HoT WATER BOTTLE.

- y APPLICATlON FILED DEC. 17, |919. 'l'

Patented Aug. 16, 192L 11 0%? 7V( MW 7 UNrrED Starts ,PATENTOFFICH VVVILLARD E. SWIFT, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

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C* Y HOT-WATER BOTTLE.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, lNinn-111D E. SWIFT, a citizen of the United States, residing at llorcester, in the county of lVorcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful improvement in Hot-Tater Bottles, of which the following, together with the accompanying drawings, is a specication. Y

rThe Vobject of my present invention is to provide a hot water bottle,of any desired shape `or material, with a-handle by which the same may be supported while it is being filled with hot water, with the handle capable of beingvmoved into a position that will not interfere-with the use of thehot water This object, among others, is accomplished by the construction'hereinafter de` scribed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a top view of a hot water bottle, provided with a yhandle in position to support the bottle while the latter is being filled.`

Fig. 2 is a side viewgof the sama-andVv Fig. '3 is an edgeview of the bottle with the handleshownin sectional view.

Fig. 4 is a view'of a portion of a bottle, shown in section though' the mouth of the bottle, and illustrating the construction of Vthe shoulder by 'which Vthe weight of the bottle is supported upon the handle.

' Like `Vreference characters refer to like parts in the different figures.

The hot water bottle, represented at 1 in the accompanying drawings, is preferably constructed of a sheet metal, such as aluminum, but the material of vwhich the bottle is composed forms no part of my presentinvention. rlhe bottle, upon one edge, is provided with a hollow projection l 2, forming a mouth through which the bottle is filled and closed when the bottle isl in, use

- by a stopple 3 provided'with a handle 4l.

The projection 2 is provided with'an annular recess 5 adjacent to the edge of the bottle to receive the curved prongs 6 and 7 of a wire handle 8. The handle 8 is constructed from a piece of r'resilient wire bent upon itself at its center to form a loop 13, the ends of the wire being brought toward each other and bent to form the curved prongs 6 and 7, which are preferably slightly separated at 9 and sprung into the annular recess 5. When the handle is in the position shown in the accompanying drawings,

Specification of Letters Patent. L Paignted Ag; 16, 1%21, Application filed December 17, 1919. l Serial No. 345,561. i

it is rigidly held in the-recess 5 and projects from the side of the bottle in convenient position to be seized by the hand andsupport the bottle while .the latter is being filled.L

J:lifter the bottle has been filled, the handle 8 is rotated uponthe recess 5 into the position over the edge ofthe bottle indicated by the broken lines 10, Figs. 2 and 3, causing the handle to lie closely against the edge of the bottle and in' apos'ition which does not interfere with `the use of the bottle for heating purposes. f

The bottle represented in the accompanying drawings consists of a flattened disk like structure, circular in shape and having a attened edge or periphery 11, preferablyas Y wide or wider than the handle 8, to receive the handle when it' has been turned from the position shown by full lines in Fig. 2 to that indicated by the broken lines 10 in Figs. 2 and 3. j

As the bottle'represented inthe accompanying drawings is circular in shape, the handle 8 is curved to lie'closely against rkthe curved periphery 11 of thejbottle, vbut the handle 8 may beeither' curved or straight as determined by the shape of the bottle'. lf the bottle were provided with a straight side adjacent to the vprojection 2, the handle 8 would be made straight lto enable it to correspond to the straight edge of the bottle when turned in the position'of the broken ,I

lines 10. The prongs 6 and 7 are adapted to pinch the recess 5 with suflicient friction to hold the handle firmly in any position it may be placed. The friction" of they prongs G and 7 against the wall of the recess 5 is an important feature of my construction as it serves to retain the handle in any position it may be placed by the user. The frictional rotation of the handle about the recess 5 may be secured in any suitable manner, but is conveniently accomplished by the resilience of the wire forming the handle and by the Oaa 9. v C lhile the construction above described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings is a convenient embodiment of my invention by which secure the advantages noted, many changes may be made within the scope of my present invention.

The projection on, which the `handle is journaled is preferably screwed into the body of the bottle asshown in Fig. 4, and provided with a neck 10L surmounted by a shoulder' 11a by which the weight of the kioo bottle is supported uponthe handle S, when the handle is in the position shown by full lines in the accompanying drawings. While l have illustrated my invention in connection w'th a hot water bottle, it is capable of beingused on receptacles or' various kinds in which the rotatable handle may be brought into an operativeposition and turned into an inoperativeposition corresponding with the plane of the receptacle.

l 'ani aware that it has been proposed to support a bottle by a handle which is capable of being, compressed about the neel; ot the bottle held by the compression ci the handleT an do not claiin such. The handle embody g my prescnt'invention is a pernianent 'lixture ci' the bottle and only requires to be rotated about the neck or the bottle to be brought into an inoperative position.

in order to prevent the displacement oi' the handle S when in its inoperative position, l raise a portion oi" the periphery of the rece;A cie, as shown at l2, in position to engage the loop 13 ot the handle and be lSprung over the raised portion as the handie is moved into its inoperative position.

l claim, y

l. rhe combination with a llattened disk shaped receptacle provided onvits er ge with a hollowprojection corresponding substantially with the diainetrical axis ci the receptacle7 said projection having` an annular recess, of a handle held in said annular recess and rotatable about the axis oft' said projection, and ineans for retainingl said handle on *thev edge of said receptacle.

'V vided with an annular recess adjacent to the edge or the receptacle, oi'' a handle rotatable about'the axis of said projection and curved to fit the circular periphery o said recepta rllhe combination with a receptacle having` a flat side and a circular projection on its edge, oi" a handle shaped to correspond with the periphery of' the receptacle and rotatable on sai-d projection from an operative position overhanging` vthe flat side of the receptacle to an inoperative position corresponding with the peripheryrof the receptacle.

5. The combination with a receptacle having one ci" its sides flattened and a projection on its edge, of a handle for the manual support ot' the receptacle7 said handle being rotatable about said projection troni an operative position over-hanging the flattened side of the receptacle to an inoperative position over the edge of the receptacle, said projection having, means whereby the weight of the receptacle inay be supported by said handle when the latter is rotated into its operative position. V Dated December l2, 1919, y

' WILLARD E. SWHVT. 

